What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Indonesia and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

21 years, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Indonesia

340 years

in 2022

Saint Kitts and Nevis

361 years

in 2022

Indonesia rank

13th

Saint Kitts and Nevis rank

11th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Indonesia
Saint Kitts and Nevis

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 361 years against 340 years in Indonesia, a difference of 21 years.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 13th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th of 159 countries.

Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Difference	Ahead
1460s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1470s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1480s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1490s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1500s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1510s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1520s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1530s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1540s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1550s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1560s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1570s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1580s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1590s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1600s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1610s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1620s	2.8 years	2.8 years	0 years	—
1630s	12.5 years	12.5 years	0 years	—
1640s	22.5 years	22.5 years	0 years	—
1650s	32.5 years	32.5 years	0 years	—
1660s	42.5 years	42.5 years	0 years	—
1670s	52.5 years	52.5 years	0 years	—
1680s	62.5 years	62.5 years	0 years	—
1690s	72.5 years	72.5 years	0 years	—
1700s	82.5 years	82.5 years	0 years	—
1710s	92.5 years	92.5 years	0 years	—
1720s	102.5 years	102.5 years	0 years	—
1730s	112.5 years	112.5 years	0 years	—
1740s	122.5 years	122.5 years	0 years	—
1750s	132.5 years	132.5 years	0 years	—
1760s	142.5 years	142.5 years	0 years	—
1770s	152.5 years	152.5 years	0 years	—
1780s	162.5 years	162.5 years	0 years	—
1790s	172.5 years	172.5 years	0 years	—
1800s	182.5 years	182.5 years	0 years	—
1810s	192.5 years	192.5 years	0 years	—
1820s	202.5 years	202.5 years	0 years	—
1830s	212.5 years	212.5 years	0 years	—
1840s	222.5 years	222.5 years	0 years	—
1850s	232.5 years	232.5 years	0 years	—
1860s	242.5 years	242.5 years	0 years	—
1870s	252.5 years	252.5 years	0 years	—
1880s	262.5 years	262.5 years	0 years	—
1890s	272.5 years	272.5 years	0 years	—
1900s	282.5 years	282.5 years	0 years	—
1910s	292.5 years	292.5 years	0 years	—
1920s	302.5 years	302.5 years	0 years	—
1930s	312.5 years	312.5 years	0 years	—
1940s	322.5 years	322.5 years	0 years	—
1950s	332.5 years	332.5 years	0 years	—
1960s	339.7 years	342.5 years	2.8 years	Saint Kitts and Nevis
1970s	340 years	352.5 years	12.5 years	Saint Kitts and Nevis
1980s	340 years	360.4 years	20.4 years	Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s	340 years	361 years	21 years	Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s	340 years	361 years	21 years	Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s	340 years	361 years	21 years	Saint Kitts and Nevis
2020s	340 years	361 years	21 years	Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Indonesia or Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 361 years against 340 years in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Indonesia and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 21 years, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Indonesia ranks 13th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Years a country was a European overseas colony
Unit: years
Source: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of years the country has been colonized from overseas by the European colonial power(s) in a specific year, between Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, or a combination of them.